Author of Qutadgu Bilig ('Wisdom That Brings Happiness'), completed around 1070 — one of the earliest great works of Turkic literature, a long poem on just rule and the good life.
Key achievements
Wrote Qutadgu Bilig (c. 1069–70), one of the earliest great works of Turkic literature
Set out a model of just government through the dialogues of four allegorical characters
Was honoured with the title Khass Hajib — chamberlain of the royal court — for the poem
